Let down pain

My newborn DS is feeding well, only lost 1% of birth weight at day 5 and think I'mgetting the hang of breast feeding. But the pain when he latches on is excruciating. I can't bear it, especially at night. Only lasts for about ten sucks but so sore.

The midwife says he has a good latch but sucks really hard so this may be why. But basically I just need to wait for my nipples to toughen up.

Is there anything I can do to help them along. Sometimes I dread him latching as it feels like I'm being stabbed

I can so relate! LO is 8 weeks old now and I still get let down pain but it's much better than it was! I still grimace for 30 secs or so sometimes but after that the pain goes. I also had sore nipples (they're still a bit sore sometimes) but hang in there as it does get better!